Index: a/src/gcc/configure.ac
===================================================================
--- a/src/gcc/configure.ac	(revision 146981)
+++ b/src/gcc/configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -3510,6 +3510,41 @@
     ;;
 esac
 
+AC_CACHE_CHECK(linker --build-id support,
+  gcc_cv_ld_buildid,
+  [gcc_cv_ld_buildid=no
+  if test $in_tree_ld = yes ; then
+    if test "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -eq 2 -a \
+       "$gcc_cv_gld_minor_version" -ge 18 -o \
+       "$gcc_cv_gld_major_version" -gt 2 \
+       && test $in_tree_ld_is_elf = yes; then
+      gcc_cv_ld_buildid=yes
+    fi
+  elif test x$gcc_cv_ld != x; then
+    if $gcc_cv_ld --help 2>/dev/null | grep build-id > /dev/null; then
+      gcc_cv_ld_buildid=yes
+    fi
+  fi])
+if test x"$gcc_cv_ld_buildid" = xyes; then
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LD_BUILDID, 1,
+  [Define if your linker supports --build-id.])
+fi
+
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(linker-build-id,
+[  --enable-linker-build-id
+                          compiler will always pass --build-id to linker],
+[],
+enable_linker_build_id=no)
+
+if test x"$enable_linker_build_id" = xyes; then
+  if test x"$gcc_cv_ld_buildid" = xyes; then
+    AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_LD_BUILDID, 1,
+    [Define if gcc should always pass --build-id to linker.])
+  else
+    AC_MSG_WARN(--build-id is not supported by your linker; --enable-linker-build-id ignored)
+  fi
+fi
+
 AC_CACHE_CHECK(linker --sysroot support,
   gcc_cv_ld_sysroot,
   [gcc_cv_ld_sysroot=no
Index: a/src/gcc/gcc.c
===================================================================
--- a/src/gcc/gcc.c	(revision 146981)
+++ b/src/gcc/gcc.c	(working copy)
@@ -730,6 +730,13 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef LINK_BUILDID_SPEC
+# if defined(HAVE_LD_BUILDID) && defined(ENABLE_LD_BUILDID)
+#  define LINK_BUILDID_SPEC "%{!r:--build-id} "
+# endif
+#endif
+
+
 /* -u* was put back because both BSD and SysV seem to support it.  */
 /* %{static:} simply prevents an error message if the target machine
    doesn't handle -static.  */
@@ -1844,9 +1851,16 @@
     asm_spec = XOBFINISH (&obstack, const char *);
   }
 #endif
-#ifdef LINK_EH_SPEC
+
+#if defined LINK_EH_SPEC || defined LINK_BUILDID_SPEC
+# ifdef LINK_BUILDID_SPEC
+  /* Prepend LINK_BUILDID_SPEC to whatever link_spec we had before.  */
+  obstack_grow (&obstack, LINK_BUILDID_SPEC, sizeof(LINK_BUILDID_SPEC) - 1);
+# endif
+# ifdef LINK_EH_SPEC
   /* Prepend LINK_EH_SPEC to whatever link_spec we had before.  */
   obstack_grow (&obstack, LINK_EH_SPEC, sizeof(LINK_EH_SPEC) - 1);
+# endif
   obstack_grow0 (&obstack, link_spec, strlen (link_spec));
   link_spec = XOBFINISH (&obstack, const char *);
 #endif
Index: a/src/gcc/config.in
===================================================================
--- a/src/gcc/config.in	(revision 146981)
+++ b/src/gcc/config.in	(working copy)
@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@
 #endif
 
 
+/* Define if gcc should always pass --build-id to linker. */
+#ifndef USED_FOR_TARGET
+#undef ENABLE_LD_BUILDID
+#endif
+
+
 /* Define to 1 if translation of program messages to the user's native
    language is requested. */
 #ifndef USED_FOR_TARGET
@@ -1025,6 +1031,12 @@
 #endif
 
 
+/* Define if your linker supports --build-id. */
+#ifndef USED_FOR_TARGET
+#undef HAVE_LD_BUILDID
+#endif
+
+
 /* Define if your linker supports --demangle option. */
 #ifndef USED_FOR_TARGET
 #undef HAVE_LD_DEMANGLE
